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Fall 2013 - Springfield
Mar 31, 2015

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This course is an introductory and inter-disciplinary survey of the study of men and masculinities primarily in the contemporary United States. Major themes are the rationale for study men and masculinities; gender, power, and male privilege; the utility of the plural term ‘masculinities’; the social construction of masculinities; masculine cultures of sports, war, and violence; masculinity in popular culture; and alternative masculinities. Course Information: Same as SOA 457.
4.000 Credit hours